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Iconic Windows 95 startup chime added to National Recording Registry
The Library of Congress announced this year’s 25 selections to add into its National Recording Registry. Although often ...
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Windows 95 Jingle, 1960 World Series Broadcast and Other ‘Audio Treasures’ Added to the National Recording Registry
From a list of 2,600 nominations submitted by the public, the Library of Congress has selected 25 songs, albums and sounds ...
Pop Songs, ‘Hamilton’ and Windows 95 Chime Join National Registry
The recordings, along with works by Tracy Chapman, Elton John and the rock band Chicago, are among the 25 selected for ...
Windows 95 Startup Chime Immortalized in the Library of Congress
The boot-up chime for Microsoft Windows 95 is being preserved in the Library of Congress, the National Recording Registry ...
The Windows 95 startup sound is now historic.
The US Library of Congress has added the Windows 95 boot sound to its National Recording Registry (NRR). That means the sound is now part of a list of recordings that are “culturally, historically, or ...
Microsoft Has Been Inducted Into the National Recording Registry of the U.S. Library of Congress
You don't often see Microsoft mentioned in the same breath as Elton John, Celine Dion, and Chicago, but it just happened.
Elton John, ‘Hamilton’ and more enter National Recording Registry
The Library of Congress’s 2025 selections also include works from Don Rickles, Miles Davis, Celine Dion and Amy Winehouse, ...